CLIENTS
We support companies
making critical hiring
decisions in Japan.
Typically at moments of market entry, leadership transition, or scale.
WHO WE
WORK WITH
Where we are engaged.
Entering Japan
Companies building their first leadership presence, often underestimating local market constraints and hiring complexity.
Succession and Leadership Change
Companies planning, replacing, or upgrading leadership as business needs evolve.
Scaling Teams
Companies expanding teams where early success does not yet translate into repeatable hiring or structure.
Established Teams in Japan
Companies already operating in Japan that require a search partner who understands the business, not just the market.
WHEN IT
MATTERS MOST
Hiring decisions at these points shape outcomes.
- Entering Japan for the first time
- Planning or executing a Country Manager hire
- Scaling from an initial team to a broader organization
- Evolving leadership as the business grows
- Aligning headquarters and Japan expectations
WHAT WE ARE
KNOWN FOR
Where hiring decisions carry weight.
We are typically engaged where the role is unclear, the stakes are high, and the outcome matters.
- Clarifying the real hiring problem behind the stated role
- Identifying where client assumptions will fail in Japan
- Separating candidates who interview well from those who will actually succeed
- Designing teams around leadership hires, not isolated roles
- Guiding decisions through ambiguity to a close
- This approach is built on repeated pattern recognition across the market.
- Over 2,000 senior-level placements in Japan, including 100+ Country Manager searches.
- Across venture-backed and global technology companies operating in Japan.
If Japan hiring is on the table, we should talk.